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HIGH YEILD SUMMARY:

1.  JOHN EDWARDS VIP TICKETS at Hamline University!!
2.  IT=92S GET OUT THE VOTE TIME!!
3.  Watch Stem Cell Expert Dr. Bruce Conklin on Channel 6
4.   Lancet finds 100,000 Excess Civilian Deaths in Iraq
______________________________________________

ONLY 5 DAYS TO VICTORY!!
______________________________________________

1.  JOHN EDWARDS IS COMING TO ST. PAUL and we=92ve got VIP TICKETS!!

Once again Minnesota Doctors For Kerry-Edwards has been offered VIP=20
tickets for this event.  If you want VIP tickets to see the next=20
Vice-President of the United States on his final Barn-Storm tour=20
through the Midwest respond to this email ASAP!

John Edwards Rally
7:15 am, Monday November 1st, 2004
Hutton Arena at Hamline University
Corner of Hewitt Ave. and Snelling Ave.
Saint Paul, MN

________________________________________________
2. IT=92S GET OUT THE VOTE TIME!!

Dear Health Care Activist,

The energy at the Minnesota Kerry-Edwards Campaign Headquarters is=20
unbelievable!  Our Candidates, our Staff and our Volunteers are all=20
pulling out the stops for this final sprint to November 2nd!

You can help us reach out to the Minnesota=92s Voters for the next 4=20
days, by working the phone banks, manning the field offices,=20
distributing the information, or even stocking the kitchen at your=20
local field office with sandwiches.  And on November 2nd help us take=20
democracy to the streets by volunteering to help get out the vote!
Call you neighborhood Minnesota Kerry-Edwards Office to find out more:

Minneapolis Office:		612-529-3640
Blaine Office:			763-784-0298
Roseville Office:		651-251-3709
Hopkins Office:		952-938-1993
Saint Cloud Office:		320-251-0273
Mankato Office:		507-386-1993
Rochester Office:		507-536-9785
Faribault Office:		507-334-7521
Moorhead Office:		218-287-4273
Wilmar Office:			320-222-4313
Duluth Office:			218-727-4564
North Branch:			651-674-0523

_________________________________________________
3. Watch Stem Cell Expert Dr. Bruce Conklin on Channel 6

National Stem Cell Expert Dr. Bruce Conklin spent the last week in=20
Minnesota lecturing about the potential of stem cell research.  He=20
filmed a segment for Channel MCN 6 with talk-show host Sandra Wakefield=20=

which is being underwritten by Scientists and Engineers for Change and=20=

aired at multiple times before November 2nd.  Dr. Conklin=92s=20
presentations are thorough and excellent and we encourage you to tune=20
in.

Friday  		2:00 pm
Saturday 	 	12:00 am, 7:30 am, 8:00 pm
Sunday 	 	6:00 pm
Monday 		12:00am, 9:30 am
________________________________________________
4.) Lancet Article

Lancet Study Find=92s 100,000 Excess Civilian Deaths,
Bush=92s Iraq Planning =93grievously in error=94

 =46rom Physicians for Human Rights founder and Nobel Prize Winner Jack=20=

Geiger we=92ve received the following Lancet Report on Civilian=20
Casualties in Iraq which concludes from the public health perspective=20
that in regard to the Iraq War  =93=85 it is clear that whatever =
planning=20
did take place was grievously in error.=94

Here=92s the complete release:

EARLY ONLINE PUBLICATION: Friday 29 October 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

100,000 EXCESS CIVILIAN DEATHS AFTER IRAQ INVASION

Public-health experts from the USA and Iraq estimate that around 100,000
Iraqi civilians have died as a result of the March 2003 invasion-the
majority being violent deaths among women and children relating to=20
military
activity. Results of the research, done among clusters of Iraqi=20
households
last month, is published online by THE LANCET at 0001 H (London time)=20
Friday
29 October 2004.

Les Roberts (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore,
USA) and colleagues did a survey to investigate the effect of the Iraq=20=

war
on civilian deaths by comparing mortality during the 14.6 months before=20=

the
March 2003 invasion with the 17.8 months after it. The investigators
interviewed a total of 988 households from 33 randomly selected
neighbourhoods of Iraq; in those households reporting deaths since=20
January
2002, the date, cause, and circumstances of violent deaths were=20
recorded.

Overall, the risk of death was 2.5 times greater after the invasion,
although the risk was 1.5 times higher if mortality around Falluja=20
(where
two-thirds of violent deaths were reported) is excluded. The=20
investigators
estimate that a 1.5 times increase in deaths equates to an excess of=20
98,000
deaths relating to the Iraq conflict, although this estimate would be=20
much
greater if Falluja data is included.

Violence was the primary cause of death after the invasion; Violent=20
deaths
were widespread, reported in 15 of 33 clusters surveyed, and were mainly
attributed to coalition forces (predominantly air strikes). Most=20
individuals
reportedly killed by coalition forces were women and children. The risk=20=

of
death from violence in the period after the invasion was 58 times higher
than in the period before the war. The major causes of death before the
invasion were heart attack, stroke, and chronic illness.

Dr Roberts comments: "Making conservative assumptions, we think that=20
about
100 000 excess deaths or more have happened since the 2003 invasion of=20=

Iraq.
Violence accounted for most of the excess deaths and air strikes from
coalition forces accounted for most violent deaths. We have shown that=20=

the
collection of public-health information is possible even during periods=20=

of
extreme violence. Our results need further verification and should lead=20=

to
changes to reduce non-combatant deaths from air strikes."

Lancet Editor Richard Horton adds in an accompanying commentary: "The
research we publish today was completed under the most testing of
circumstances - an ongoing war.  And therefore certain limitations were
inevitable and need to be acknowledged right away.  The number of=20
population
clusters chosen for sampling is small; the confidence intervals around=20=

the
point estimates of mortality are wide; the Falluja cluster has an=20
especially
high mortality and so is atypical of the rest of the sample; and there=20=

is
clearly the potential for recall bias among those interviewed.  This
remarkable piece of work represents the efforts of a courageous team of
scientists. To have included more clusters would have improved the=20
precision
of their findings, but at an enormous and unacceptable risk to the team=20=

of
interviewers who gathered the primary data.   Despite these unusual
challenges, the central observation - namely, that civilian mortality=20
since
the war has risen due to the effects of aerial
  weaponry - is convincing.  This result requires an urgent political =
and
military response if the confidence of ordinary Iraqis in the mostly
American-British occupation is to be restored."

He continues: "Roberts and his colleagues submitted their work to us at=20=

the
beginning of October.  Their paper has been extensively peer-reviewed,
revised, edited, and fast-tracked to publication because of its=20
importance
to the evolving security situation in Iraq. But these findings also=20
raise
questions for those far removed from Iraq - in the governments of the
countries responsible for launching a pre-emptive war.  In planning this
war, the coalition forces - especially those of the US and UK - must=20
have
considered the likely effects of their actions for civilians. And these
consequences presumably influenced deployments of armed forces,=20
provision of
supplies, and investments in building a safe and secure physical and=20
human
infrastructure in the post-war setting.  With the admitted benefit of
hindsight and from a purely public-health perspective, it is clear that
whatever planning did take place was grievously in error. The invasion=20=

of
Iraq, the displacement of a cruel dictator,
  and the attempt to impose a liberal democracy by force have, by=20
themselves,
been insufficient to bring peace and security to the civilian=20
population.
Democratic imperialism has led to more deaths not fewer.  This=20
political and
military failure continues to cause scores of casualties among
non-combatants.  It is a failure that deserves to be a serious subject=20=

for
research. But this report is more than a piece of academic=20
investigation."

Dr Horton concludes: "A vital principle of public health is harm=20
reduction.
But harm cannot be diminished by individual members of society alone. =20=

The
lives of Iraqis are currently being shaped by the policies of the=20
occupying
forces and the militant insurgents.  For the occupiers, winning the=20
peace
now demands a thorough reappraisal of strategy and tactics to prevent
further unnecessary human casualties.  For the sake of a country in=20
crisis
and for a people under daily threat of violence, the evidence that we
publish today must change heads as well as pierce hearts."

Will Nicholson  MS3
Chair, Minnesota Doctors For Kerry/Edwards
ph: 651-470-5522

To join Minnesota Doctors For Kerry/Edwards go to:
www.johnkerrymn.com/mndoctors.htm

To volunteer for the Minnesota Kerry/Edwards Campaign go to:
www.johnkerrymn.com=

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<fontfamily><param>Times</param>HIGH YEILD SUMMARY:


1.  JOHN EDWARDS VIP TICKETS at Hamline University!!=20

2.  IT=92S GET OUT THE VOTE TIME!!

3.  Watch Stem Cell Expert Dr. Bruce Conklin on Channel 6

4.   Lancet finds 100,000 Excess Civilian Deaths in Iraq

______________________________________________


ONLY 5 DAYS TO VICTORY!!

______________________________________________


1.  JOHN EDWARDS IS COMING TO ST. PAUL and we=92ve got VIP TICKETS!!


Once again Minnesota Doctors For Kerry-Edwards has been offered VIP
tickets for this event.  If you want VIP tickets to see the next
Vice-President of the United States on his final Barn-Storm tour
through the Midwest respond to this email ASAP!


</fontfamily><center><bold>John Edwards Rally

</bold><fontfamily><param>Times</param>7:15 am, Monday November 1st,
2004

Hutton Arena at Hamline University

Corner of Hewitt Ave. and Snelling Ave.

Saint Paul, MN

</fontfamily></center><fontfamily><param>Times</param>

________________________________________________

2. IT=92S GET OUT THE VOTE TIME!!


Dear Health Care Activist,


The energy at the Minnesota Kerry-Edwards Campaign Headquarters is
unbelievable!  Our Candidates, our Staff and our Volunteers are all
pulling out the stops for this final sprint to November 2nd!


You can help us reach out to the Minnesota=92s Voters for the next 4
days, by working the phone banks, manning the field offices,
distributing the information, or even stocking the kitchen at your
local field office with sandwiches.  And on November 2nd help us take
democracy to the streets by volunteering to help get out the vote!=20

Call you neighborhood Minnesota Kerry-Edwards Office to find out more:


Minneapolis Office:		612-529-3640

Blaine Office:			763-784-0298

Roseville Office:		651-251-3709

Hopkins Office:		952-938-1993

Saint Cloud Office:		320-251-0273

Mankato Office:		507-386-1993

Rochester Office:		507-536-9785

Faribault Office:		507-334-7521

Moorhead Office:		218-287-4273

Wilmar Office:			320-222-4313

Duluth Office:			218-727-4564

North Branch:			651-674-0523


_________________________________________________

3. Watch Stem Cell Expert Dr. Bruce Conklin on Channel 6


National Stem Cell Expert Dr. Bruce Conklin spent the last week in
Minnesota lecturing about the potential of stem cell research.  He
filmed a segment for Channel MCN 6 with talk-show host Sandra
Wakefield which is being underwritten by <bold>Scientists and
Engineers for Change </bold>and aired at multiple times before
November 2nd.  Dr. Conklin=92s presentations are thorough and excellent
and we encourage you to tune in.


Friday  		2:00 pm

Saturday 	 	12:00 am, 7:30 am, 8:00 pm

Sunday 	 	6:00 pm

Monday 		12:00am, 9:30 am

________________________________________________

4.) Lancet Article


<bold>Lancet Study Find=92s 100,000 Excess Civilian Deaths,

Bush=92s Iraq Planning =93grievously in error=94

</bold>

=46rom Physicians for Human Rights founder and Nobel Prize Winner Jack
Geiger we=92ve received the following Lancet Report on Civilian
Casualties in Iraq which concludes from the public health perspective
that in regard to the Iraq War  =93=85 it is clear that whatever =
planning
did take place was grievously in error.=94


Here=92s the complete release:


EARLY ONLINE PUBLICATION: Friday 29 October 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


100,000 EXCESS CIVILIAN DEATHS AFTER IRAQ INVASION


Public-health experts from the USA and Iraq estimate that around
100,000

Iraqi civilians have died as a result of the March 2003 invasion-the

majority being violent deaths among women and children relating to
military

activity. Results of the research, done among clusters of Iraqi
households

last month, is published online by THE LANCET at 0001 H (London time)
Friday

29 October 2004. =20


Les Roberts (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,
Baltimore,

USA) and colleagues did a survey to investigate the effect of the Iraq
war

on civilian deaths by comparing mortality during the 14.6 months
before the

March 2003 invasion with the 17.8 months after it. The investigators

interviewed a total of 988 households from 33 randomly selected

neighbourhoods of Iraq; in those households reporting deaths since
January

2002, the date, cause, and circumstances of violent deaths were
recorded.


Overall, the risk of death was 2.5 times greater after the invasion,

although the risk was 1.5 times higher if mortality around Falluja
(where

two-thirds of violent deaths were reported) is excluded. The
investigators

estimate that a 1.5 times increase in deaths equates to an excess of
98,000

deaths relating to the Iraq conflict, although this estimate would be
much

greater if Falluja data is included.


Violence was the primary cause of death after the invasion; Violent
deaths

were widespread, reported in 15 of 33 clusters surveyed, and were
mainly

attributed to coalition forces (predominantly air strikes). Most
individuals

reportedly killed by coalition forces were women and children. The
risk of

death from violence in the period after the invasion was 58 times
higher

than in the period before the war. The major causes of death before the

invasion were heart attack, stroke, and chronic illness.


Dr Roberts comments: "Making conservative assumptions, we think that
about

100 000 excess deaths or more have happened since the 2003 invasion of
Iraq.

Violence accounted for most of the excess deaths and air strikes from

coalition forces accounted for most violent deaths. We have shown that
the

collection of public-health information is possible even during
periods of

extreme violence. Our results need further verification and should
lead to

changes to reduce non-combatant deaths from air strikes."


Lancet Editor Richard Horton adds in an accompanying commentary: "The

research we publish today was completed under the most testing of

circumstances - an ongoing war.  And therefore certain limitations were

inevitable and need to be acknowledged right away.  The number of
population

clusters chosen for sampling is small; the confidence intervals around
the

point estimates of mortality are wide; the Falluja cluster has an
especially

high mortality and so is atypical of the rest of the sample; and there
is

clearly the potential for recall bias among those interviewed.  This

remarkable piece of work represents the efforts of a courageous team of

scientists. To have included more clusters would have improved the
precision

of their findings, but at an enormous and unacceptable risk to the
team of

interviewers who gathered the primary data.   Despite these unusual

challenges, the central observation - namely, that civilian mortality
since

the war has risen due to the effects of aerial

 weaponry - is convincing.  This result requires an urgent political
and

military response if the confidence of ordinary Iraqis in the mostly

American-British occupation is to be restored."


He continues: "Roberts and his colleagues submitted their work to us
at the

beginning of October.  Their paper has been extensively peer-reviewed,

revised, edited, and fast-tracked to publication because of its
importance

to the evolving security situation in Iraq. But these findings also
raise

questions for those far removed from Iraq - in the governments of the

countries responsible for launching a pre-emptive war.  In planning
this

war, the coalition forces - especially those of the US and UK - must
have

considered the likely effects of their actions for civilians. And these

consequences presumably influenced deployments of armed forces,
provision of

supplies, and investments in building a safe and secure physical and
human

infrastructure in the post-war setting.  With the admitted benefit of

hindsight and from a purely public-health perspective, it is clear that

whatever planning did take place was grievously in error. The invasion
of

Iraq, the displacement of a cruel dictator,

 and the attempt to impose a liberal democracy by force have, by
themselves,

been insufficient to bring peace and security to the civilian
population.

Democratic imperialism has led to more deaths not fewer.  This
political and

military failure continues to cause scores of casualties among

non-combatants.  It is a failure that deserves to be a serious subject
for

research. But this report is more than a piece of academic
investigation."


Dr Horton concludes: "A vital principle of public health is harm
reduction.

But harm cannot be diminished by individual members of society alone.=20
The

lives of Iraqis are currently being shaped by the policies of the
occupying

forces and the militant insurgents.  For the occupiers, winning the
peace

now demands a thorough reappraisal of strategy and tactics to prevent

further unnecessary human casualties.  For the sake of a country in
crisis

and for a people under daily threat of violence, the evidence that we

publish today must change heads as well as pierce hearts."

</fontfamily>

Will Nicholson  MS3

Chair, Minnesota Doctors For Kerry/Edwards

ph: 651-470-5522


To join Minnesota Doctors For Kerry/Edwards go to:

www.johnkerrymn.com/mndoctors.htm


To volunteer for the Minnesota Kerry/Edwards Campaign go to:

www.johnkerrymn.com=

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